Local Administrative Advisor Program
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In 2023, the Utah League of Cities & Towns (ULCT) worked with the state legislature to create a program to better support Utah’s 145 cities and towns that do not have full-time administrative staff. With support from the legislature and Governor Cox, the Local Administrative Advisor (LAA) program was launched at each of the state’s seven Associations of Governments (AOGs) to assist the leaders of small municipalities in navigating legislative demands and ensuring community wellbeing.
Local Administrative Advisor Role
LAAs are committed to helping local governments “increase capacity.” Assistance for local elected or appointed officials may include:
- Training on how to prepare for and conduct meetings
- Creating and monitoring budgets that balance community needs, government spending, and public accountability
- Evaluating and improving policies and procedures
- Facilitating discussions on community goals and objectives
- Producing templates for meetings, staff reports, ordinances, resolutions, and personnel reviews
- Providing connections to resources for accomplishing land use goals and objectives
WFRC Region Municipalities Qualifying for the LAA Program
See the map and a list of cities below that qualify for LAA assistance.
- Brighton
- Copperton
- Erda
- Emigration Canyon
- Farr West
- Hooper
Huntsville
- Ogden Valley
- Plain City
- Rush Valley Town
- Stockton
- Sunset
- Uintah
- Vernon
- White City
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Contact
For additional information, please contact:
Madison Aviles
Local Administrative Advisor
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